Jude Feld’s Top 10 Things We Learned From This Year’s Triple Crown
June 8th, 200910. ANYONE who can afford to be in the racing game, can buy a horse at auction and win the Kentucky Derby (G1).
9. Agua Caliente trainer Bob Sinne was right. “You can’t make chicken salad with chicken shit.†Good horses make good trainers.
8. Calvin Borel is more clever than most people ever gave him credit for.
7. Fillies can beat colts in the spring of the year. (And other times too…check out the Breeders’ Cup stats book.)
6. Despite its stepchild status, the Preakness (G1) is often a more exciting race than the Belmont (G1).
5. Summer Bird was a good longshot pick in the Derby and a great longshot bet in the Belmont (G1).
4. Kent Desormeaux is a wordsmith.
3. Wooley, Holthus and Ice are now more legendary than those “The Legends†– Lukas, Baffert & Zito.
2. Mine That Bird is a better horse than most people ever gave him credit for.
1. The Triple Crown is a great series of races that doesn’t need to be changed, but enjoyed until time stands still.
